Donald Trump's Favorite Chinese Books

American billionaire presidential candidate Donald Trump proposes trade war with China, backs up opinion with reading list of 20 favorite books on China.

Press Release-
Apr 26, 2011

April 26, 2011 (Newswire.com) -
Following his call for a 40% tariff on Chinese-made goods, prospective Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump backed up his proposed trade war with China by revealing his 20 favorite books about China which, Trump said, helped shaped his political and economic outlook on the Communist republic.

"I've read hundreds of books about China over the decades," Trump said in a recent interview with Xinhua, the official press agency of the People's Republic of China. "I know the Chinese. I've made a lot of money with the Chinese. I understand the Chinese mind."

When later asked if he would care to list some of his favorite books about China, the billionaire mogul, an author himself of numerous books, proceeded to recite by memory his top twenty.

Here they are in the order in which they were named:

1. The Party by Richard McGregor2. On China by Henry Kissinger3. Mao: The Untold Story by Jung Chang4. Tide Players by Jianying Zha5. One Billion Customers by James McGregor6. The Coming China Wars by Peter W. Navarro7. The Beijing Consensus by Stefan Halper8. China CEO by Juan Antonio Fernandez and Laurie Underwood9. Poorly Made in China by Paul Midler 10. CHINA: Portrait of a People by Tom Carter11. The Man Who Loved China by Simon Winchester12. China Shakes the World by James Kynge13. Mr. China by Tim Clissold14. Country Driving by Peter Hessler15. The Dragon's Gift by Deborah Brautigam16. Factory Girls by Leslie T. Chang17. The Heavenly Man by Brother Yun18. 1421 by Gavin Menzies19. Seven Years in Tibet by Heinrich Harrer20. Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua

Apparently the American public is as interested in hearing about Donald Trump's reading habits as much as his political platform. Polls show that he is presently the leading candidate for the GOP ticket. Trump says he will make a formal decision about running for president in May following the season finale of his popular reality television show, Celebrity Apprentice.